PIPE INSPECTION AND STANDARDS | PROCESSING


As well as detecting problems on the production line, the latest inspection technology can also find pipe leaks in service – and pinpoint their location accurately underground


Finding fault: latest in pipe inspection


Inspecting pipe is critical to ensure that faults do not later lead to problems such as leaks – but there is also the need to assess pipes in the field, as a way of ensuring long lifetimes. At K2022 last year, Inoex showcased its Warp 100 – an inline system for wall thickness and diameter measurement. Since then, it has imple- mented another application of the technology. It has fitted a new Warp 100 radar scanner at its customer, Aquatherm, which produces pipe with a very complex structure – in this case, a composite reinforced PP. The installed Warp 100 is the first to work with a composite, reinforced three-layer pipe. It offers 100% coverage regarding the measurement of wall thickness distribution, diameter, eccentricity and ovality. In addition, more than 1100 measurements per second guarantee a gapless measurement, it


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added. This is important for pipes with high quality requirements, such as pressure or gas pipes. “With this new measuring device, we are taking another step towards a climate-neutral life,” said Dominik Krebs, the project coordinator at Aquatherm. Warp 100 is available in three sizes and can be used for measurements in the 60-630mm diameter range. Special optics allow the alignment of the radar wave to be focused on the centre of the pipe. Sensors are arranged so that measuring spots over- lap – ensuring close-meshed coverage in the extrusion direction. Maximum line speed is up to 11.8 m/min.


Flaw triangulation The FlawSense dimensional surface flaw detection system from LaserLinc uses high-speed laser line


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Main image: UVC testing of samples in progress at Radical Materials


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